Quartz (SiO 2) is a common gangue mineral associated with many metallic ore minerals. Origin of Ore Deposits: Mineral deposits may occur independently forming layers and bodies of different shapes extending for many kilometers in areal extent and upto many meters in depth. Sedimentary deposits of iron oxides and hydrous aluminum oxide are of ...

Ore is a deposit in Earth's crust of one or more valuable minerals. The most valuable ore deposits contain metals crucial to industry and trade, like copper, gold, and iron.. Copper ore is mined for a variety of industrial uses. Copper, an excellent conductor of electricity, is used as electrical wire.Copper is also used in construction.

Mining and Mineral Processing. Metal deposits are mined in a variety of different ways depending on their depth, shape, size, and grade. Relatively large deposits that are quite close to the surface and somewhat regular in shape are mined using open-pit mine methods (Figure 20.1). Creating a giant hole in the ground is generally cheaper than making an underground mine, but it is also less ...

Journal of Southeast Asian Earth Sciences, Vol. 8, Nos I 4, pp. 37~,2, 1993 0743-9547/93 $6.00 + 0.00 Printed in Great Britain ~: 1993 Pergamon Press Ltd Exploration concepts for metallic ore deposits in the 21st century SHUNSO ISHIHARA Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Kasumigaseki I-3-1, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan Abstract--In 1970s-1980s, the following two basic …

All metallic ore deposits represent anomalous concentrations of metals in the Earth's crust. For some deposits, the mechanism through which the concentration occurs is clear, but in many, the processes involved remain elusive. In the case of Ni-rich deposits melting of olivine in the mantle should generate magmas with sufficient amounts of Ni ...

1 Ore Deposits ORE DEPOSIT TYPES AND THEIR PRIMARY EXPRESSIONS K.G. McQueen CRC LEME, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200 and School of REHS, University of Canberra, ACT 2601. INTRODUCTION Ore deposits are crustal concentrations of useful elements that can be exploited at a profit. Like all crustal rocks, they consist of minerals

Ore Forming Minerals: Metallic & Non-Metallic Minerals . Certain kinds of mineral can be treated for metal extraction more easily than others; these are commonly referred to as ore minerals.Quite often, different minerals containing a particular metal occur together in a deposit, and are referred to as ore forming minerals. Ore minerals form as a result of special geologic processes and often ...

1 METALLIC ORE DEPOSITS OF MONTANA Christopher H. Gammons,1 Stanley L. Korzeb,2 and Phyllis A. Hargrave2 1Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Technological University, Butte, Montana 2Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Montana INTRODUCTION Montana, the "Treasure State," has a rich history of placer and hard rock mining for metallic commodi-

Metallic Deposits. Metals occur in all kinds of rocks but usually in concentrations that are too low to be mined. Metallic ore deposits, however, are relatively rare concentrations of metal‐bearing minerals (usually sulfides) that contain enough metal to be profitably mined. Again, the profit line is dependent on a number of economic factors.

The reddish-brown metal is often found in large mineral deposits of sedimentary rocks. Metal deposits contain significant amounts of metallic elements, such as gold, copper, and iron. Deposits which can be economically extracted for human use are classified as ores. To be commercially viable, iron ores must contain about 60 percent iron.

The best metal ore minerals are those that contain large amounts of metals of value. Most metallic ore minerals are native elements, sulfides, sulfosalts, oxides, or hydroxides. Ore deposits are highly variable in nature and origin. The most important kinds of ore deposits are …

The application of plate tectonic concepts shows that ores associated with igneous activity must be concentrated in specific areas and allows determination of potential ore reserves from simple ...

Significant Known Metallic Mineral Deposits in Maine including approximate tonnage and grade1 Northern Maine belt (in alphabetical order) *Alder Pond - 3.4 MT massive sulfide, of which 0.8 MT grades 2-3% copper, 9-17% zinc, 0.5-1.0% lead, and 3-6 oz/ton silver. …

Ore deposits are metallic minerals in sufficient volume and concentration to be extracted economically. They are generally formed through one of three geological processes. Magmatic ore deposits are concentrated within a body of igneous rock. Elements that were once widely dispersed in low concentrations in the magma become concentrated as they ...

The Cenozoic metallic ore deposits of northernmost Chile (17.5-19.5°S) form part of three important Andean metallogenic belts: the Paleocene to early Eocene (62-50 Ma) and middle Eocene to early ...